Songs That Won the War (collectors box with VHS, audio cassette and coin)

~ Release by Dame Vera Lynn presents (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

From my (albeit light) research on this, this appears to be the original collectors release of "Songs That Won the War" which was produced as a "presentation box" that contained the VHS tape, audio cassette and a commemorative 50 pence coin.

The barcode and catalog number given are from the VHS tape; it appears that the audio cassette never had any identification. Reviewing further photographs indicates that the VHS tape barcode is the same that is found on the outer box.

This version also sports an older variant of the Royal British Legion logo on the front cover of the VHS tape and audio cassette.

Annotation last modified on 2024-08-09 21:41 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ VHS 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1We’ll Meet Again
partial recording of:
We’ll Meet Again
lyricist:
Hugh Charles
composer:
Hugh Charles and Ross Parker
publisher:
Dash Music Co. Ltd., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), World Music Co. and World Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Vera Lynn?:??
2The Umbrella Song
live partial recording of:
The Umbrella Man (aka The Umbrella Song)
writer:
Kay Kyser
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25669)
Flanagan & Allen?:??
3Roll Out the Barrel
partial recording of:
Beer Barrel Polka
composer:
Jaromír Vejvoda (in 1927)
arranger:
Eduard Ingriš (from 1927 until 1934)
translator:
Lew Brown (in 1939) and Wladimir A. Timm (Wladimir Timm) (in 1939)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25648)
translated version of:
Škoda lásky (Wasted Love, see also "Rosamunde" and "Beer Barrel Polka")
Public?:??
4Bless Them All
partial recording of:
Bless ’em All (1917 song)
writer:
Fred Godfrey (early 20th century songwriter)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 8402)
Public?:??
5Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line
partial recording of:
We’re Going to Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Michael Carr (songwriter)
publisher:
Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Public?:??
6The Lambeth Walk
partial recording of:
The Lambeth Walk
lyricist:
Douglas Furber (in 1937) and L. Arthur Rose (in 1937)
composer:
Noel Gay (in 1937)
publisher:
Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Richard Armitage Ltd
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25672)
Public?:??
7Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major
partial recording of:
Kiss Me Goodnight, Sergeant Major
writer:
Art Noel (songwriter) and Don Pelosi
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 16962)
Public?:??
8Knees Up Mother Brown
partial instrumental recording of:
Knees Up Mother Brown
lyricist:
Harris Weston
composer:
Bert Lee
Public?:??
9Maybe It’s Because I’m a Londoner
live partial recording of:
Maybe It’s Because I’m a Londoner
lyricist and composer:
Hubert Gregg
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 32458)
Flanagan & Allen?:??
10Guarding the Home Guards Home
live partial recording of:
Guarding the Home of the Home Guard
writer:
Eddie Latta and George Formby (Junior, musical film star 1904–1961)
George Formby?:??
11Run Rabbit Run
partial recording of:
Run Rabbit Run
lyricist:
Ralph Butler and Noel Gay
composer:
Noel Gay
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Noel Gay Music Co. Ltd.
Flanagan & Allen?:??
12Wish Me Luck as You Wave Goodbye
live partial recording of:
Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye
lyricist:
Phil Park
composer:
Harry Parr-Davies
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd.
Gracie Fields?:??
13The Last Time I Saw Paris
partial recording of:
The Last Time I Saw Paris
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 14)
Dinah Shore?:??
14I’m a Little on the Lonely Side
live partial recording of:
A Little on the Lonely Side
writer:
James Cavanaugh, Dick Robertson (US jazz vocalist, 1920s-1940s) and Frank Weldon
Gracie Fields?:??
15We’re Altogether Now
Gracie Fields?:??
16A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
partial recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz
composer:
Manning Sherwin (in 1939)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Anne Shelton?:??
17The White Cliffs of Dover
partial recording of:
(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
lyricist:
Nat Burton (US songwriter)
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Walter Kent Music Co.
Vera Lynn?:??
18The Londoner and the Hun
recording of:
The Londoner and the Hun
Flotsam and Jetsam?:??
19Much Binding in the Marsh
recording of:
Much Binding in the Marsh
writer:
Kenneth Horne (Comedian and businessman), Richard Murdoch (actor) and Sidney Torch
Kenneth Horne, Richard Murdoch?:??
20I’ll Walk Alone
recording of:
I’ll Walk Alone (from “Follow the Boys”)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Dinah Shore?:??
21Paper Doll
partial recording of:
Paper Doll
lyricist and composer:
Johnny S. Black (in 1915)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
The Mills Brothers?:??
22String of Pearls
partial recording of:
A String of Pearls
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Scarsdale Music (ASCAP)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra?:??
23Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
writer:
Hughie Prince and Don Raye
publisher:
A4V Digital, Inc., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
The Andrews Sisters?:??
24As Time Goes By
recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Taiwan Ltd. (Warner Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited Taiwan Branch)
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
Dooley Wilson?:??
25Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree
recording of:
Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
publisher:
Ched Music Corp., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), J. Tobias Music, Jer Nor, Mark Steve, Robbins Music Corp., Robert Lane Music, フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
The Andrews Sisters?:??
26Sally
live partial recording of:
Sally (Sally In Our Alley)
writer:
Will E. Haines, Harry Leon and Leo Towers (songwriter)
Gracie Fields?:??
27The Maginot Line
live partial recording of:
Down in the Maginot Line
writer:
Frederic Cliffe, George Formby (Junior, musical film star 1904–1961) and Harry Gifford
George Formby?:??
28Round the Back of the Arches
live recording of:
Round the Back of the Arches
writer:
Desmond O’Connor and Kennedy Russell
publisher:
Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Flanagan & Allen?:??
29San Fernando Valley
live recording of:
San Fernando Valley
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Jenkins
Bing Crosby?:??
30I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen
live recording of:
I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Frank Parker?:??
31Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer
live recording of:
Comin’ In on a Wing and a Prayer
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp. (in 1943)
Eddie Cantor?:??
32Yours
live recording of:
Yours (1931 version of "Quiéreme mucho")
lyricist and translator:
Albert Gamse and Jack Sherr
composer:
Gonzalo Roig
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
is based on:
Quiéreme mucho
Vera Lynn?:??
33All Over the Place
recording of:
All Over the Place (from “Sailors Three”)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton and Noel Gay
composer:
Noel Gay
part of:
Sailors Three (1940)
Tommy Trinder?:??
34When the Lights Go on Again
recording of:
When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin (in 1942), Sol Marcus (in 1942) and Eddie Seiler (in 1942)
Penny Lee?:??
35Over the Rainbow
live recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1943-11-13)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (Electric & Musical Industries Music, do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan (EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
Judy Garland?:??
36Thanks for the Memory
live recording of:
Thanks for the Memory (on 1943-11-13)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Paramount Music Corporation
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 11)
Bob Hope?:??
37Land of Hope and Glory
partial recording of:
Land of Hope and Glory
anthem of:
England, United Kingdom (ended)
lyricist:
Arthur Christopher Benson
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1902)
is based on:
Coronation Ode, op. 44: VI. Finale: “Land of Hope and Glory” (contralto soloist, with chorus)
Public?:??
38There’ll Always Be an England
recording of:
There’ll Always Be an England
writer:
Hugh Charles and Ross Parker
publisher:
Dash Music Co. Ltd.
Master Glynn Davies?:??
▼ Cassette 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1We’ll Meet Again
Vera Lynn?:??
A2The Umbrella Song
Flanagan and Allen?:??
A3We’re Guarding the Home Guards Home
George Formby?:??
A4I’ll Walk Alone
Dinah Shore?:??
A5Paper Doll
Mills Brothers?:??
A6Maybe It’s Because I’m a Londoner
Flanagan and Allen?:??
A7The Last Time I Saw Paris
Dinah Shore?:??
A8String of Pearls
The Glenn Miller Orchestra?:??
A9Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
The Andrews Sisters?:??
A10Yours
Vera Lynn?:??
A11San Fernando Valley
Bing Crosby?:??
A12Around the Back of the Arches
Foster & Allen?:??
B1As Time Goes By
Dooley Wilson?:??
B2Sally/I’m a Little on the Lonely Side
Gracie Fields?:??
B3All Over the Place
Dame Vera Lynn presents?:??
B4Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer
Eddy Cantor?:??
B5When the Lights Go on Again
Penny Lee?:??
B6Run Rabbit Run
Flanagan and Allen?:??
B7The White Cliffs of Dover
Dame Vera Lynn?:??
B8The Londoner and the Hun
Flotsam and Jetsom?:??
B9Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree
The Andrews Sisters?:??
B10Down in the Maginot Line
George Formby?:??
B11A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Anne Shelton?:??
B12Thanks for the Memory
Bob Hope?:??
B13Over the Rainbow
Judy Garland?:??
B14There’ll Always Be an England
General Public?:??

Credits

Release group

included in:Songs That Won the War by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)